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Sunday September 30, 1962 CNR 6167 Excursion
On Sunday September 30, 1962, CNR 6167 pulled an excursion sponsored by the Upper Canada Railway
Society from Toronto to St. Thomas and Return. While running along Ferguson Ave
from Hamilton to Rymal, the train triple-headed with MLW RS3's CN 3004 and CN
3019.Thanks to Don McQueen for supplying me with a flyer for this trip and sharing his own notes and to Doug Wingfield and Brian Switzer for their photos of the trip.
 STEAM EXCURSION To ST.THOMAS, ONT. SUNDAY, SEPT. 30
SPONSORED BY This may be the last of 6167... YES, the CN's famous Northern Type may be put to the torch soon, and this could be its last trip out of Toronto. Take this opportunity to see, hear and photograph 6167 in action. Continuing this year's highly successful series of railway excursions, the UCRS Special will travel down to St. Thomas this time, with 5 run-pasts and photo stops for the photo fans on board. All the other amenities will be laid on, too: baggage car with open doors, so you can get "right up close", 110-volt power for tape recorders, cafe car to keep our inner fires stoked up, and open-window coach for the aficionado of sight, sound and smoke. And if you don't mind "roughing it" but draw the line at bodily discomfort, you can ride the smoothest, quietest, most comfortable coaches that ever burnished a rail. Cool, man (like, air-conditioned.)
Good family fun, too. Bring the kids - - they'll enjoy it! SUNDAY, SEPT. 30
Running Extra
June 4: Canadian National U-2-e-class Northern No. 6167 will be used on circle tour of southwestern Ontario under sponsorship of Upper Canada Railway Society. Route from Toronto to Guelph, Lynden, Paris, Brantford, Caledonia, and Toronto includes single and double-track main lines as well as branch lines that have not seen regular passenger service for many years. Six movie run-pasts have been scheduled. Equipment will include open baggage car and lunch-counter car serving light refreshments. Surprise souvenir will be distributed to passengers. Excursion leaves Toronto Union Station 9:20 a.m. [DST], returns 8:45 p.m. Fare, $7.50. Further information and tickets are available from Excursion Committee, Upper Canada Railway Society, Box 122, Terminal A, Toronto 1, Ont., Canada.
Routing Toronto to Hamilton via the Oakville Sub Hamilton to Jarvis via the Hagersville Sub Jarvis to St. Thomas via the Cayuga Sub St. Thomas to Jarvis via the Cayuga Sub Jarvis to Hamilton via the Hagersville Sub Hamilton to Toronto via the Oakville Sub
6167 at Bayview
"A pair of RS3's are assisting CNR
Northern 6167 up Ferguson Avenue in Hamilton, ON on their way south on the
Hagersville Sub with an excursion. The diesels will cut off at Rymal at the top
of the Niagara escarpment. Interesting street running back then as this line is
now gone."
6167 crossing the bridge near Delhi
6167 crossing the Canada Southern Railway at Yarmouth Centre
6167 at night in Hamilton
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